Bradley Wiggins's Tour of Britain help 'surreal', says Owain Doull

The Welshman has been the best home rider in the race's opening three stages

The best home rider in this year's Tour of Britain to date, Owain Doull has attributed his strong start in the race in part to room-mate Bradley Wiggins.

Welshman Doull finished sixth for the second-consecutive stage in Kelso on Tuesday, having previously placed fourth in Sunday's opener on home soil in Wrexham.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.